[Chief Justice David Maraga. (Photo/Daily Nation)]Chief Justice David Maraga will on Monday next week officially launch the National Committee on Criminal Justice Reforms.
The committee is under the National Council on the Administration of Justice (NCAJ).
The event that will be held at the Supreme Court building,will be graced by, among other dignitaries, the Attorney General as well as the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Council of Governors, H.E. Joseph Nanok and Ann Waiguru, respectively.
Following last year’s launch of Criminal Justice system in Kenya: An Audit that indicted the criminal justice system to be largely skewed against the poor,Hon Chief Justice David Maraga consequently gazetted a multi-agency implementation committee under NCAJ to spearhead the implementation of the audit recommendations and policy reforms in Kenya.
The 34-member committee will be known as the National Committee on Criminal Justice Reform (NCCJR).
The Committee will examine all aspects of criminal justice reform, including but not limited to arrest, investigation, policing, prosecution, adjudication, and sentencing including non-custodial sentences, incarceration, aftercare and re-entry.